On
MONDAY, Mercury (
in Virgo) squares Saturn (
in Sagittarius) -
then on Wednesday, he/she opposes Chiron (in Pisces) - this makes the first three days of the week tense and stressful - stock up on the good chocolate and the red wine NOW.
Some painful truths might come out over the next couple days.
Problems could come to light and the answers could be hard to find (
maybe check that left side sofa cushion there is always something find-able under there)
. Everything doesn't have to grind to a halt though. With Saturn in the picture, the solution may take time and some elbow grease. But with Saturn time is on our side.
Think the situation through.
It will be easy to say the wrong thing and put our foot in our mouth. Or maybe the right words don't come easy or don't come at all. Maybe we are talked over or just don't get our chance to speak. Maybe the less said the better.
It will be easy for our thinking to go negative. Keep in mind this is a fast-moving transit. With the other energies at play this week, it could be easy to make a mountain out of a molehill.
If it actually
is a mountain,
there will be actions we can take later in the week to deal with it. Remember we still have a heap of planets in Virgo - small precise steps, organization, stick to the facts.
And we have the Sun in Libra - think 'diplomacy', think 'balance', think 'fairness' - and brush your hair. Appearances matter now.
This is great energy (
Monday) for solo work that focuses our mind on one thing for a long time. We could get alot done, but not alot of
different things done. This is not the best energy to communicate (
Mercury) with authority (
Saturn). Not the best time for business negotiations. We could get caught up in the minutia (
Virgo) and miss the big picture (
Sagittarius).
The Moon is in Sagittarius so we could be focused on Sagittarius themes - education, travel, foreign issues, politics, weddings, the media, public relations, grandchildren, legal issues, religion. The Moon's squares first to Venus and later to Jupiter could leave us a bit scattered.
By
TUESDAY, the approaching Jupiter/Uranus square is almost certainly being felt. See Thursday for the details. The Moon's conjunction with Saturn flattens out our mood. The Moon squares Mercury - our emotions and our head are in tension. Judging and being judged does not feel so good. Again this is Virgo/Sagittarius stuff. Two energies that naturally square each other. Sagittarius always wants more but Virgo knows how to use what we already have. Keep this in mind.
On
WEDNESDAY, Mercury (
in Virgo) opposes Chiron (
in Pisces). Something hurts. Sticks and stones can break our bones, but words can never hurt us - turns out to be a LIE. Use Virgo - stick with the facts, be practical, stay calm, do something with your
hands - put one foot in front of the other.
The Moon moves into "all-business, just get 'er done" Capricorn after being Void until 12:25PM EDT. People are more serious and concerned about their own safety and security for the next couple days. We might not be as emotionally available to each other now - keep this in mind when people want their space or seem colder than usual. Our emotions (
Moon) need structure (
Capricorn). I am not really sure what the hell I am saying with that- but it feels right. We have the first quarter Moon so whatever we started at the New Moon in Virgo is officially off the ground and we encounter our first
obstacles.
The big news this week is the final Jupiter/Uranus opposition on
THURSDAY. We will be feeling this all week. We have had three of these since Jupiter went into Libra last year.
The final opposition this week could bring a surprise ending to the Jupiter/Uranus
story which started on December 26th - although in some ways really started back in 2010.
Results will be either massively disruptive or massively
positive. Or both.
With Uranus anything goes, so cross your fingers with this one.
If you have planets or points around 27 degrees of the cardinal signs - Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn you will feel this one strongest. It has been building all month really.
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People ask me how to handle Uranus transits. With Saturn transits you need to do the serious, responsible, hard work. With Neptune transits you need to stay grounded, meditate (
but not over-meditate), make art and then close that art room door and go deal with the real world - avoid escaping. Read non-fiction. With Pluto we need to go deep, let go of things that are dead (
we will know they are dead because they will be leaving). You know that movie heroine who goes into the dark basement even though we are all screaming from our seats for her to get in her car and drive to Target for a cheap locket that will break in a week
(warning shameless plug ahead- my locket will not break in a week, it will last the rest of your life, it is available
HERE)
well we need to be
that girl during a Pluto transit. Pluto transits just have to be survived. Ha!
With Uranus transits, there isn't alot we can do once we are in them. The more "stuck" we are as Uranus approaches, the more dramatic the results of the transit. He will get us from A to B in the fastest, most direct manner and does not care at all if we are dropped on our ass in a prickly field of cacti.
The more we are moving and changing before the transit the less we will feel his disruption. Note - he will be moving into our Taurus houses in April. Find what house he rules in your natal chart (
or ask me!). That house theme is about to be shaken up! And Taurus is fixed earth - our Taurus house is a space we most naturally hunker down and get stuck. It's going to be interesting folks!
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Jupiter through Libra for the last year has been about balance within
relationships, fairness, diplomacy. During this time Jupiter has done two things three
times.
He squared Pluto three times (
remember we talked early in the
year about that elephant hiding behind the couch - that relationship
issue that was going to get bigger and bigger in 2017 until we dealt
with it) and he opposed Uranus three times.
This week is the final Uranus opposition. These boys don't move quickly so the energy will be sticking around awhile. We felt this in late December/early January, late February/early March and now late September/early October.
If outside forces are not pushing us into new terrains, this energy could be making us antsy and impatient. I will do a full post about this.
Also, on
THURSDAY, Pluto stations direct (
expect a post) after a five month retrograde. He moves toward a trine (
brakes off) with Mars in Virgo which will be exact on SUNDAY. This one feels like PROGRESS. It will give us the strength (
Mars) and staying power (
Pluto) to achieve our goals!
Happening hand-in-hand with the Jupiter/Uranus opposition makes me think of something moving in a brand new direction. There is some kind of
perfect timing here.
If we had some bad news/problem situations earlier in the week this is the energy we want to use to take right action!
The bossy Capricorn Moon trines (
brakes off) Mars. This gives us extra energy and the drive to get things done.
On Thursday night the Moon will conjunct a strong stationing Pluto - lots of volatile emotions, jealousy, compulsion, possessiveness - this is in Capricorn so some chilly winds could be blowing! It could be a good night for a deep conversation where we MIGHT keep a level head, but I think I will pass on
that and go to sleep!
On
FRIDAY, Venus (
in Virgo) opposes Neptune (
in Pisces). One of the reasons so much is happening is that we have all these planets in Virgo working their way through Neptune and Chiron oppositions!
On the same day Mercury will move into Libra. So we have Mercury in Libra answering to Venus (
Libra's ruler) and Venus in Virgo answering to Mercury (
Virgo's ruler).
This strengthens both Venus and Mercury.
Venus/Neptune is good energy for art, music, using our imagination. A good time for
true forgiveness and compassion, but also good energy for deluding ourselves with more pink paint. Leave the credit cards at home. On the other hand, if you market something to women - fantasy sells, so figure that out.
Our energy might be low today. This is not the best time to sign a contract because we could miss important details. It will be easy to try and avoid the unpleasant stuff we don't want to deal with. I know it is Friday and we all just want the week to be over - but
try not to let the details slide or to give more than the situation warrants. Boundaries will be leaky. I swear if I get another insect infestation with this Neptune aspect I am going to shutter my house and go live in my car - which I shouldn't joke about because of course many people have shuttered their houses and are living in their cars. A good day for meditation. Maybe not so good for jokes about homelessness.
We could be inspired to create something beautiful now.
The world needs more beautiful. Let's do
that.
xo all
back this week with some dailies, plus a look ahead at the big transits of 2018!
